Money recovered from corrupt people should be spent on education:PM

HARIPUR (92 News) - Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan has expressed his hope that the money recovered from corrupt people should be spent on education by passing a law. He said while addressing the inaugural ceremony of Pak-Austria Fachhochschule Institute of Applied Sciences and Technology in Haripur on Thursday. "We should have to spend on education for the progress of human resource development," the prime minister hoped. The prime minister also said that the government is committed to promote science and technology for progress in the country. "The institute will offer courses in artificial intelligence, engineering, food technology and various other disciplines," he added. "We are moving in the right direction with a focus on education, science, technology and knowledge economy," PM Khan maintained. He expressed the confidence that the institute will prove to be a major step in promotion of science and technology in the country. Imran Khan said the government is going to collaborate with five Chinese and three Austrian universities for technological advancement in Pakistan. He said in the second phase of CPEC, special economic zones will be established and industry will be relocated in Pakistan. Earlier, Prime Minister Imran Khan inaugurated Pak-Austria Fachhochschule Institute of Applied Sciences and Technology. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Shah Farman and Chief Minister Mahmood Khan were also present on the occasion. Earlier, in a tweet, CPEC Chairman Authority Asim Saleem Bajwa said the project reflects vision of state of the art science and technology education infrastructure and broad based industrial and knowledge based economy.